Tag Archives: work

Massage therapists, we worry about burning out our hands. In school, we are greeted with a barrage of horror stories: tendonitis, carpal tunnel, ganglian cysts. And sure enough, the first six months I was in practice, I had tingling from … Continue reading →

I once worked with a woman who had two names. One was for work and one was for home. While her given name was very floral and feminine, her chosen professional name was positively…feral. I completely understood this compartmentalization, and … Continue reading →

Several months ago, I triumphantly marked out a week off work over the Thanksgiving holiday. My one vacation week of the year. I get the irony that as someone who makes their living assisting others in engaging in self care, … Continue reading →